山西省吕梁育星中学2020学年高二英语上学期第三次月考试题

山西省吕梁育星中学2020学年高二英语上学期第三次月考试题

总分150分时间：120分钟

第一部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每小题3分，共60分）

第一节，阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

Whenever the sun dropped and the blue sky came up, my father and I used to climb the mountain near my house. Walking together, my father and I used to have a lot of conversations through which I learned lessons from his experiences. He always told me, “You should have goals like climbing the mountain.” Without the mountain-climbing that we both enjoyed, we couldn’t have enough time to spend together because my father was very busy. I really got a lot from the mountain-climbing. It gave me time to talk with my father and to be in deep thought as well as develop my patience.

Once we climbed a very high mountain. It was so challenging for me because I was only ten years old. During the first few hours of climbing, I enjoyed the flowers and trees, and the birds’ singing. But as time passed, I got a pain in both of my legs. I wanted to quit climbing, but my father said to me, “You can always see a beautiful sky at the top of the mountain, but you can’t see it before you reach the top. Only there can you see all of the nice things, which is just like your life.”

At that time, I was too young to understand his words. But later after that, I got to know the meaning of hope in life. I found myself standing at the top of the mountain, and the sky was as clear as crystal

1.The best title for the passage is ______.

A.Conversations between Father and Son B．Standing at the Top of the Mountain

C．Reaching the Top of the Mountain D．How to Get to the Top of the Mountain

2. The passage tells us that mountain-climbing was ______ for the father and the son.

A．hard B. Painful C. comfortable D. enjoyable

3. The underlined word “crystal”in the passage means _______. A．水晶 B．火焰 C．岩石 D．寒冰

4. Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the father’s words in the second paragraph?

A. You will get all you need at the top of the mountain.

B. Never give up half-way.

C. The sky is always as clear as crystal.

D. You can find life is full of nice things.

B

We often hear people talking about a generation gap (代沟). The name is new, but the idea is old. Young people and their parents don't understand each other. The world has always kept changing. During the second century after Christ a wise man said, "Bury me on my face because in a little while everything will be turned upside down."

There has always been a gap between generations, but more people talk about it now. Old Mr. Ellis thinks he understands what has happened.

"When I was a boy, I thought the world was a beautiful place. My life was very pleasant. But when I was older, I learned about people who were treated badly, people who didn't have enough to eat. I wanted to help them, and I married a girl who wanted to help them, too. We went to meetings and talked a lot, but it didn't seem to make much difference. "

"Our children grew up in a world at war. They didn't know when the fighting would stop. They wanted their children to have nice clothes and toys. They